Robert Woodbury Graphic artist experience
Phone 780-462-7469, E-mail: woodbury@telus.net
Web pages: www.robertwoodbury.com
Highlights:
- Extensive experience with all areas of graphic composition
- Mac and PC platform functional in Photoshop, Quark Xpress, Corel, Illustrator etc.
- Web capable – from raw HTML to Fireworks
- Trained in traditional visual art media – watercolour, ink, pencil, airbrush
- Fluent in 3d graphics – Poser, 3d studio, PovRay, Maya, Bryce
- Self starting, multi-tasking, creative and quick to learn
- Able to provide creative advertising and design input
- Capable of detailed and meticulous work
Professional Experience
Contact me for current.
Dell Computers 05 -- 07
Computer and printer technical consultant
Responsible for assisting business clients in resolving technical issues and ensuring functionality of equipment and original software. A charter member of the graphics team, responsible for image translation and depiction in internal and external promotions.
Freelance Graphic Artist: 86 -- 07
Tesseracts Press, The Writer’s Collective, Sandra Sing – PlanetZe designs, Fauxforms Ltd., Theatre YES, The Congregational Life Centre, The Cat’s Glass, Rob Dingman Architects, The Edmonton Labour Arts Foundation, Harcourt House, The WORKS Visual Arts Celebration, Murango Ano Penga, Alley Katz Brewery, Tiffany Pub Décor, The Moose Factory, A-Channel, Thornton Court, The Odysseum, The Old Strathcona Foundation, BCTT Inc., Mythical Body Art, Zee Artiste Caricatures
Aero Reprographics 98 – 99
Photographic retouching, Electronic prepress graphics - PC
Duties: Graphics for large format photographic production house
- Scanning with Agfa Scanner to PC
- Retouching and colour correction in Photoshop
- Design and layout of large format photo presentations in Pagemaker and Quark Xpress
- Preparation and translation of files from various media and formats
- Web page design in Flash and FrontPage
Universal Maps of Canada Ltd. 96 -- 97
Graphics and layout person - Mac
Duties: all computer graphics for a Fun Map company
- Responsible for creating all advertising graphics
- Layout and design of back of map, all information, graphics, typesetting etc.
- Scanned logos from client provided materials.
- Reworked logos in Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Translated files from PC to Mac
- Created 3d look logos, mophing them to vehicles, aircraft, etc.
- Responsible for network and maintenance of all computers and printers.
- Created web pages in raw HTML.
- Produced catalogs, brochures, promotional and training materials
CentralWeb Colourpress 94 -- 96
Graphics layout person – Mac / PC
Duties: prepress processing and layout for web press
- Scanned and prepared documents, photographs
- Used art camera, plate maker, Linux server, film printer, RIP
- Managed network transfers from Mac to PC and back
- Backed up files and restored files from Linux backup system
Educational Background
Pascal, Basic Athabasca University 1989
Bachelor of Fine Art University of Alberta 1986
Diploma Computing Science Red Deer College 1984
Newspaper Experience:
Duties: Layout, Graphics, Photography, Typesetting, Artwork, Half Toning, Stripping, Plate making, Advertising Design
The Bricklayer (Red Deer College)
The Gateway (U of A)
The Alberta Social Services News
The Bargain Finder
Contacts (immigration)
SportScene (Northlands)
WEM 55+ (West Edmonton Mall)
The Light
The Ram (Alberta Armed Forces)
Days and Nights
Italian Times, Italian News
Other skills:
Caricature
“Zee Artiste” roving quick cartoon portrait artist
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival , Edmonton Interplay Festival, Ottawa Canada Day Celebrations, Interplay Festival, Fort McMurray, Calgary Stampede
Drafting
Scale stained glass designs and renderings 1989 – 2002
Lighting designs for Original Joes (Computer Aided Design) 2002
Decorative Glass additions to West Edmonton Mall 2001
Renovations to Sheraton Caravan -rendering 1987
Programming
The Cross Cancer Institute (1984 – 86)
Programmed graphical information systems in Fortran, Ratfor, Basic and DCL to
assist therapists in diagnosing and planning radiation treatments.
References
Heather Inglis; Theatre Director (780) 777-5106
Richard Ares; Previous Owner the Cat’s Glass (780) 481-2153
Suzanne Robb, Graphic Artist (780) 490-6267
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